Thursday, November 28
Palm Springs, CA
3:30 PM
University of Washington
vs
Colorado State
Dawgs Open Acrisure Invitational With Thanksgiving Matchup Against Colorado State
November 27, 2024 | Men's Basketball
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. โ Having won three games on the bounce, the Washington men's basketball team will celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with a neutral site meeting with Colorado State to kickoff the Acrisure Invitational.
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Tipoff from Acrisure Arena is set for 3:30 p.m. PT. Both of UW's games in the desert will be televised on TruTV and available for streaming on Max. Both matchups will also be available on your radio dial on 950 KJR-AM, with Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the call. Links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com.
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OPENING TIPS
ยป Thursdays game will be the third time in the last 10 seasons that UW has played on Thanksgiving day
ยป UW is 1-1 in those Thanksgiving games, defeating Saint Mary's 68-84 in OT in 2022 and falling 82-70 to Texas in 2016
ยป The Huskies are coming off of a 3-0 homestand
ยป UW's 4-game home winning streak is its longest to start a season since 2019-20 (6 games)
ยป Washington is 18-3 at home in non-conference play since the start of the 2022-23 season
ยป Washington has been a second half team, outscoring its opponents by 35 points in the second 20 minutes of play
ยป Washington ranks eighth in the nation at 6.6 blocks per game, recording six or more blocks in
all but one game
ยป The Huskies are averaging 27.8 free throws per game, ranking 21st nationally
ยป Of the 70.4 points per game UW is averaging, 27.40 points per game have come off the bench
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ABOUT COLORADO STATE
ยป Colorado State is in its 7th season under head coach Niko Medved
ยป A 12-year head coaching veteran, Medved is one win shy of 200 for his career
ยป The Rams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid in two of the last three seasons, picking up CSU's first tournament win since 2012 in last season's First Four, defeating Virginia
ยป The Rams were picked to finish seventh in the Mountain West
ยป Colorado State was forced to replace 4-of-5 starters from the 2023-24 season
ยป The lone returning starter, Nique Clifford, was tabbed to the Mountain West Preseason Team
ยป Clifford led CSU in rebounding last season, also posting a team-high nine double-doubles
ยป CSU enters Thursday's matchup at 3-2, having dropped back-to-back games to Ole Miss and UC Riverside
ยป Leading a group of three Rams averaging double figure scoring, Clifford ranks third in the Mountain West at 18.8 points per game
ยป Clifford also ranks second nationally with 9.20 defensive rebounds per game, pulling down 10.0 boards per game overall to rank 19th
ยป As a team, Colorado State averages 19.2 assists per game, ranking second in the Mountain West and 21st in the nation
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SERIES HISTORY - COLORADO STATE
ยป In four previous meetings, CSU leads the all-time series with UW 3-1
ยป The Rams have won each of the last three matchups with the Huskies
ยป Last season, Washington dropped a tight battle with CSU, 86-81, at the Legends of Basketball Invitational in Las Vegas
ยป Washington has faced Colorado State just twice in the last 50 years (2023 & 2012), also taking on CSU in 1962 and 1963
STAT STUFFER
ยป Great Osobor has led the Huskies in points, rebounds and steals in 3-of-5 games
ยป Osobor ranks fourth in the nation with 3.40 steals per game, ranking sixth nationally in rebounding average at 11.2
ยป In UW's season-opening win over UC Davis, Osobor became the first Power-6 player with at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and 6 steals since Blake Griffin in 2008
ยป Osobor is 1-of-4 players 6-8 or taller over the last 20 years to record 6+ steals in 2 games in a season (Corey Brewer, Marcus Dove, Cody Zeller)
ยป Osobor's 7 steals against Seattle Pacific were the most by a Husky since Matisse Thybulle had 3 games with 7 steals during the 2018-19 season
ยป Osobor is the only player in the nation with multiple 6+ steal games this season
ยป Osobor's 18 rebounds vs. UMass Lowell were the most by a Husky since Nate Roberts pulled down 19 vs. Northern Illinois in 2021
VET SCHOOL
ยป Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
ยป Washington players have appeared in 857 total collegiate games
ยป The Huskies own 509 career starts
ยป Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (109), DJ Davis (120), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (108)
ยป 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
ยป UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
SWAT TEAM
ยป Washington ranks eighth in the nation at 6.6 blocks per game
ยป Harris' 2.60 blocks per game ranks 14th nationally
ยป Harris is the first Husky with four or more blocks in back-to-back games (vs. Seattle Pacific and UMass Lowell) since Isaiah Stewart in 2019-20
ยป Harris is 1-of-7 players under 6-9 in the nation with multiple 4+ block games
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RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
ยป Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
ยป Wilhelm Breidenbach is the only returning Husky to play in more than 10 games a season ago
ยป UW returners started just 16 games in 2023-24, or 10 percent of Washington's total number of starts
ยป UW's 9.7% returning scoring is the 16th lowest in the nation
MONTLAKE MAGIC
ยป Over the last 20+ seasons, Washington is 252-87 (.743) at Alaska Airlines Arena
ยป The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 18 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 17 times
ยป UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 14 of the past 20 seasons, including each of the last three seasons
ยป Washington has won at least 80% of its home games nine times over the last 20 seasons, including 90% or more four times
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PORTAL HOPPING
ยป Washington bolstered its roster with eight D1 players out of the transfer portal
ยป The eight additions via the transfer portal are the most in a single season for UW
ยป Four Huskies (DJ Davis, Tyree Ihenacho, Luis Kortright, Great Osobor) have transferred twice in their collegiate careers
ยป In total, 10 of UW's 16 players came to Washington via the transfer portal
ยป Washington has added at least three players through the transfer portal in each of the past four years
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THE GREAT ONE
ยป Great Osobor has spent his entire collegiate career with UW head coach Danny Sprinkle, following Sprinkle from Montana State and Utah State
ยป Osobor was named an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2023-24
ยป Osobor was also tabbed the Mountain West Player and Newcomer of the Year
ยป Osobor earned Big Sky Top-Reserve honors as a sophomore at Montana State
ยป Osobor landed on the watchlists for the Karl Malone Award and Wooden Award
ยป Osobor was named a Preseason All-American by CBS's Jon Rothstein and ESPN's Jay Bilas
ยป Osobor was ranked at the No. 15 on CBS' Top 100 and 1 Best Players Entering the 2024-25 season
ยป Osobor was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team
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FREE MONEY
ยป DJ Davis led the nation in free throw percentage in 2023-24 at 95.0 percent
ยป Davis was perfect from the charity stripe in 23-of-27 games in which he attempted at least one free throw
ยป Davis converted a career high 10 free throws twice last season, vs. SEMO (11/10) and vs. Texas Tech (11/30)
ยป Davis shot 86.5 percent from the free throw line over three seasons at UC Irvine, including 90.4 percent as a sophomore
ยป Davis owns an 89.1 percent free throw percentage for his career
ยป Davis has shot 100 percent on free throws for a game with at least five attempts 15 times in his career
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A B1G NEW ERA
ยป Washington enters its first season in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25
ยป The Big Ten received six bids to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, tied for third most of any conference
ยป UW was a founding member of what would eventually become the Pac-12 Conference, chartering the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915
ยป Washington also remained in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association until 1925
ยป Washington is 358-347 all-time against current Big Ten member institutions
ยป UW is 47-33 against Big Ten opponents not including Oregon, UCLA and USC
ยป Washington has played 14-of-17 fellow Big Ten Members
ยป UW has never faced Maryland, Penn State or Rutgers
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THE SPRINKLE EFFECT
ยป Teams in their first year under Danny Sprinkle have increased their win total from the previous season
ยป Sprinkle-led teams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid three straight seasons
ยป During those three seasons, Sprinkle's teams have lost just 11 conference games
ยป Sprinkle's teams have had at least three players earn all-conference honors in each of the last four seasons
ยป Sprinkle took a Utah State team that returned nine minutes from the previous season and led the Aggies to their first-ever outright Mountain West title
ยป Was named a Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year finalist for his efforts at Utah State
ยป In year three at Montana State, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to their first NCAA bid in 26 years
ยป Sprinkle's Montana State followed with a 25-10 record in 2022-23, winning the Big Sky Tournament to earn a second-consecutive NCAA bid
ยป It was the first time Montana State had posted back-to-back 25-win seasons since 1927-29
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IT FEELS LIKE THE VERY FIRST TIME
ยป Danny Sprinkle is the 20th head coach in Washington men's basketball history
ยป Since legendary coach Hec Edmundson took over on Montlake for the 1920-21 season, eight of UW's 11 head coaches have posted a winning season
ยป In six of those 11 seasons under first-year head coaches, UW has posted a record of .600 or better
ยป Washington is 254-184 all-time under first-year head coaches (.580)
ยป Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 192-152 (.558)
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HUSKY GREAT COMES HOME
ยป Former Husky standout Abdul Gaddy joins Danny Sprinkle's first Washington staff as director of player development
ยป Gaddy, who graduated in 2013, was a two-time captain for the Dawgs
ยป Gaddy ranks second all-time at Washington with 469 career assists
ยป Gaddy was a 2012 nominee for the Bob Cousy Award
ยป Gaddy played professionally in Italy, Latvia and Germany before playing four years in the NBA G League
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ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
ยป Former Tacoma Curtis star Zoom Diallo is UW's highest-rated recruit since the Dawgs signed five-star prospects Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart in 2019
ยป Diallo is a consensus four-star prospect per 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
ยป Diallo is Washington's ninth-ever McDonald's All-American and the fourth in the last five years, joining Jackson Grant (2021), McDaniels and Stewart (2019)
ยป The No. 1 player in Washington and 2022-23 Washington Gatorade Player of the Year, Diallo was rated the no. 3 point guard and no. 43 player in the country by ESPNย
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Tipoff from Acrisure Arena is set for 3:30 p.m. PT. Both of UW's games in the desert will be televised on TruTV and available for streaming on Max. Both matchups will also be available on your radio dial on 950 KJR-AM, with Tony Castricone and Jason Hamilton on the call. Links to live stats are available at HuskyStats.com.
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OPENING TIPS
ยป Thursdays game will be the third time in the last 10 seasons that UW has played on Thanksgiving day
ยป UW is 1-1 in those Thanksgiving games, defeating Saint Mary's 68-84 in OT in 2022 and falling 82-70 to Texas in 2016
ยป The Huskies are coming off of a 3-0 homestand
ยป UW's 4-game home winning streak is its longest to start a season since 2019-20 (6 games)
ยป Washington is 18-3 at home in non-conference play since the start of the 2022-23 season
ยป Washington has been a second half team, outscoring its opponents by 35 points in the second 20 minutes of play
ยป Washington ranks eighth in the nation at 6.6 blocks per game, recording six or more blocks in
all but one game
ยป The Huskies are averaging 27.8 free throws per game, ranking 21st nationally
ยป Of the 70.4 points per game UW is averaging, 27.40 points per game have come off the bench
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ABOUT COLORADO STATE
ยป Colorado State is in its 7th season under head coach Niko Medved
ยป A 12-year head coaching veteran, Medved is one win shy of 200 for his career
ยป The Rams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid in two of the last three seasons, picking up CSU's first tournament win since 2012 in last season's First Four, defeating Virginia
ยป The Rams were picked to finish seventh in the Mountain West
ยป Colorado State was forced to replace 4-of-5 starters from the 2023-24 season
ยป The lone returning starter, Nique Clifford, was tabbed to the Mountain West Preseason Team
ยป Clifford led CSU in rebounding last season, also posting a team-high nine double-doubles
ยป CSU enters Thursday's matchup at 3-2, having dropped back-to-back games to Ole Miss and UC Riverside
ยป Leading a group of three Rams averaging double figure scoring, Clifford ranks third in the Mountain West at 18.8 points per game
ยป Clifford also ranks second nationally with 9.20 defensive rebounds per game, pulling down 10.0 boards per game overall to rank 19th
ยป As a team, Colorado State averages 19.2 assists per game, ranking second in the Mountain West and 21st in the nation
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SERIES HISTORY - COLORADO STATE
ยป In four previous meetings, CSU leads the all-time series with UW 3-1
ยป The Rams have won each of the last three matchups with the Huskies
ยป Last season, Washington dropped a tight battle with CSU, 86-81, at the Legends of Basketball Invitational in Las Vegas
ยป Washington has faced Colorado State just twice in the last 50 years (2023 & 2012), also taking on CSU in 1962 and 1963
STAT STUFFER
ยป Great Osobor has led the Huskies in points, rebounds and steals in 3-of-5 games
ยป Osobor ranks fourth in the nation with 3.40 steals per game, ranking sixth nationally in rebounding average at 11.2
ยป In UW's season-opening win over UC Davis, Osobor became the first Power-6 player with at least 15 points, 17 rebounds and 6 steals since Blake Griffin in 2008
ยป Osobor is 1-of-4 players 6-8 or taller over the last 20 years to record 6+ steals in 2 games in a season (Corey Brewer, Marcus Dove, Cody Zeller)
ยป Osobor's 7 steals against Seattle Pacific were the most by a Husky since Matisse Thybulle had 3 games with 7 steals during the 2018-19 season
ยป Osobor is the only player in the nation with multiple 6+ steal games this season
ยป Osobor's 18 rebounds vs. UMass Lowell were the most by a Husky since Nate Roberts pulled down 19 vs. Northern Illinois in 2021
VET SCHOOL
ยป Despite just four returners, the UW roster boasts a veteran presence
ยป Washington players have appeared in 857 total collegiate games
ยป The Huskies own 509 career starts
ยป Four Huskies have played in triple digit games: Great Osobor (109), DJ Davis (120), Chris Conway (109) and Luis Kortright (108)
ยป 10 of Washington's 16 players are upperclassmen
ยป UW's roster features six seniors and one graduate student
SWAT TEAM
ยป Washington ranks eighth in the nation at 6.6 blocks per game
ยป Harris' 2.60 blocks per game ranks 14th nationally
ยป Harris is the first Husky with four or more blocks in back-to-back games (vs. Seattle Pacific and UMass Lowell) since Isaiah Stewart in 2019-20
ยป Harris is 1-of-7 players under 6-9 in the nation with multiple 4+ block games
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RESTOCKING THE CUPBOARD
ยป Washington returns just four letterwinners from last season
ยป Wilhelm Breidenbach is the only returning Husky to play in more than 10 games a season ago
ยป UW returners started just 16 games in 2023-24, or 10 percent of Washington's total number of starts
ยป UW's 9.7% returning scoring is the 16th lowest in the nation
MONTLAKE MAGIC
ยป Over the last 20+ seasons, Washington is 252-87 (.743) at Alaska Airlines Arena
ยป The Huskies have posted a winning record at home in 18 of those 20 seasons, registering double-digit home wins 17 times
ยป UW has posted at least a .600 home record in 14 of the past 20 seasons, including each of the last three seasons
ยป Washington has won at least 80% of its home games nine times over the last 20 seasons, including 90% or more four times
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PORTAL HOPPING
ยป Washington bolstered its roster with eight D1 players out of the transfer portal
ยป The eight additions via the transfer portal are the most in a single season for UW
ยป Four Huskies (DJ Davis, Tyree Ihenacho, Luis Kortright, Great Osobor) have transferred twice in their collegiate careers
ยป In total, 10 of UW's 16 players came to Washington via the transfer portal
ยป Washington has added at least three players through the transfer portal in each of the past four years
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THE GREAT ONE
ยป Great Osobor has spent his entire collegiate career with UW head coach Danny Sprinkle, following Sprinkle from Montana State and Utah State
ยป Osobor was named an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2023-24
ยป Osobor was also tabbed the Mountain West Player and Newcomer of the Year
ยป Osobor earned Big Sky Top-Reserve honors as a sophomore at Montana State
ยป Osobor landed on the watchlists for the Karl Malone Award and Wooden Award
ยป Osobor was named a Preseason All-American by CBS's Jon Rothstein and ESPN's Jay Bilas
ยป Osobor was ranked at the No. 15 on CBS' Top 100 and 1 Best Players Entering the 2024-25 season
ยป Osobor was one of 10 players named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team
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FREE MONEY
ยป DJ Davis led the nation in free throw percentage in 2023-24 at 95.0 percent
ยป Davis was perfect from the charity stripe in 23-of-27 games in which he attempted at least one free throw
ยป Davis converted a career high 10 free throws twice last season, vs. SEMO (11/10) and vs. Texas Tech (11/30)
ยป Davis shot 86.5 percent from the free throw line over three seasons at UC Irvine, including 90.4 percent as a sophomore
ยป Davis owns an 89.1 percent free throw percentage for his career
ยป Davis has shot 100 percent on free throws for a game with at least five attempts 15 times in his career
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A B1G NEW ERA
ยป Washington enters its first season in the Big Ten Conference in 2024-25
ยป The Big Ten received six bids to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, tied for third most of any conference
ยป UW was a founding member of what would eventually become the Pac-12 Conference, chartering the Pacific Coast Conference in 1915
ยป Washington also remained in the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association until 1925
ยป Washington is 358-347 all-time against current Big Ten member institutions
ยป UW is 47-33 against Big Ten opponents not including Oregon, UCLA and USC
ยป Washington has played 14-of-17 fellow Big Ten Members
ยป UW has never faced Maryland, Penn State or Rutgers
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THE SPRINKLE EFFECT
ยป Teams in their first year under Danny Sprinkle have increased their win total from the previous season
ยป Sprinkle-led teams have earned an NCAA Tournament bid three straight seasons
ยป During those three seasons, Sprinkle's teams have lost just 11 conference games
ยป Sprinkle's teams have had at least three players earn all-conference honors in each of the last four seasons
ยป Sprinkle took a Utah State team that returned nine minutes from the previous season and led the Aggies to their first-ever outright Mountain West title
ยป Was named a Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year finalist for his efforts at Utah State
ยป In year three at Montana State, Sprinkle led the Bobcats to their first NCAA bid in 26 years
ยป Sprinkle's Montana State followed with a 25-10 record in 2022-23, winning the Big Sky Tournament to earn a second-consecutive NCAA bid
ยป It was the first time Montana State had posted back-to-back 25-win seasons since 1927-29
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IT FEELS LIKE THE VERY FIRST TIME
ยป Danny Sprinkle is the 20th head coach in Washington men's basketball history
ยป Since legendary coach Hec Edmundson took over on Montlake for the 1920-21 season, eight of UW's 11 head coaches have posted a winning season
ยป In six of those 11 seasons under first-year head coaches, UW has posted a record of .600 or better
ยป Washington is 254-184 all-time under first-year head coaches (.580)
ยป Since Edmundson's first season, first-year head coaches at UW have posted a record of 192-152 (.558)
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HUSKY GREAT COMES HOME
ยป Former Husky standout Abdul Gaddy joins Danny Sprinkle's first Washington staff as director of player development
ยป Gaddy, who graduated in 2013, was a two-time captain for the Dawgs
ยป Gaddy ranks second all-time at Washington with 469 career assists
ยป Gaddy was a 2012 nominee for the Bob Cousy Award
ยป Gaddy played professionally in Italy, Latvia and Germany before playing four years in the NBA G League
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ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
ยป Former Tacoma Curtis star Zoom Diallo is UW's highest-rated recruit since the Dawgs signed five-star prospects Jaden McDaniels and Isaiah Stewart in 2019
ยป Diallo is a consensus four-star prospect per 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
ยป Diallo is Washington's ninth-ever McDonald's All-American and the fourth in the last five years, joining Jackson Grant (2021), McDaniels and Stewart (2019)
ยป The No. 1 player in Washington and 2022-23 Washington Gatorade Player of the Year, Diallo was rated the no. 3 point guard and no. 43 player in the country by ESPNย
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